The John Lardner Reader: A Press Box Legend's Classic Sportswriting

by John Lardner and John Schulian

Book Overview

This collection marks the return to print of John Lardner, one of America's press box giants, a classic stylist whose wry humor and tireless reporting helped elevate sportswriting to art. The brilliant W. C. Heinz called Lardner "the best of us." This book shows why. Lardner applied his singular touch not only to his era's icons--Joe Louis, Ted Williams, Satchel Paige--but to the scamps, eccentrics, hustlers, and con men in the shadow of sports. Whether...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803230478
• ISBN13: 9780803230477
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.5"